Car-vestibule door and trap.



No. 776,507. PATENTED DEC. 6, 1904.

J. PILION. GAR VESTIBULE DOOR AND TRAP.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 2, 1904.

N0 MODEL. 2 SHEETS-SHEET 1.

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' WWJQM PATENTED DEC. 6, 1904.

J. PILION.

CAR VESTIBULE DOOR AND TRAP.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 2, 1904.

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No. 776,507. Patented December 6, 1904.

LATENT FFICE.

JOSEPH FILION, OF MONTREAL, CANADA, ASSIGNOR OF FORTY ONE- HUNDREDTHS TO DAVID SLEETH, OF MONTREAL, CANADA.

CAR-VESTIBULE DOOR AND TRAP.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 77 6,507, dated December 6, 1904.

Application filed May 2, 1904:. Serial 206,009. (No model.)

T whom it y COYZCWW explained more fully hereinafter. The sec- Be it known that I, Josnrn FILIoN, a subtion it is attached to the end wall 6 of the car ject of the King of Great Britain, residing at by the hinges j and folds upwardly against Montreal, in the district of Montreal, in the the said wall. The sections g and 7a are at- 5 Province of Quebec, Canada, have invented tached together at their oblique side edges by certain new and useful Improvements in Carthe hinges it and together substantially form Vestibule Doors and Traps, of which the fola square. 55 lowing is a specification. Z represents supports for the trap c and are My invention relates to improvements in attached to the end wall 6 and the frame m IO car-vestibule doors and traps; and the object of the platform immediately beneath the top of the invention is to eliminate the danger instep f, so as to bring the trap a when down cident to fast-closed vestibule-doors in raillevel with the platform. It will be thus seen 60 way-carriages and in facilitating the opening that when the door is opened the sections 0 and closing of the doors and coincidently the and 7t being slightly lifted from below will 5 adjustment of the trap, lessen the labor and fold up together and rest in that position betime entailed in the discharge of such duties, tween the door a and the end wall 6 while the and at the same time provide a construction former is open and immediately on closing 5 simple and inexpensive; and it consists, eswill fall into position between the top step f sentially, of afolding trap formed of two secand the door a and rest on the supports Z.

tions and attached to the door and to the wall a is a bracket securely attached to the unof the car, means for lifting said trap located der side of the step 0 and projecting downtherebeneath, and means for operating said wardly therefrom. 7 O lifting mechanism, the various parts being 12 is a bar pivotally secured intermediate of constructed and arranged in detail as hereits length to the extreme end of the bracket a.

inafter more particularly described. 9 is a rod pivotally secured at its lower end Figure 1 is a perspective view of a portion to one end of the bar 7), having a longitudinal ofacar, showing the lifting mechanism. Fig. slot 0' and a roller s journaled at the upper 75 2 is a perspective detail of the lifting mechend thereof. v anism. Fig. 3 is a plan view from beneath, f is a plate secured to the board a immedi- 3 showing the arrangement of the parts in reately beneath the top stepf' and having a pin lation to the surrounding platform and earprojecting therefrom through the longituwall with the trap closed. Fig. i is a plan dinal slot '1. view from above, showing the trap closed. or; is a retaining-lnitton secured to the outer Like characters of reference indicate correend of the pin w to hold the rod 7 in position.

spending parts in each figure. The rod (1 has also a shoulder :11, which rests a is a vestibule-door hinged to and swing on the top of the plate t when the rod is in ing inwardly against the end wall 6 of the car. its normal position. The said rod q projects 5' and in its closed position within the frame 0, upwardly through the step 0 into proximity substantially in alinement with the side wall to the trap 11 in its closed position.

4 d, as customary. y is a spiral springsecured at its lower end a is a trap occupying the space between the to the bar 1) and at its upper end to the platdoor a when closed and the top step f. The form. This will'always keep the rod gin its 9 trap a is split diagonally into two sections g lower. position until the operation occurs of and it. The section 9 is attached to the door a opening the door.

by the hinged. Theleaves of the hingec'are ad- .2 is a lever pivotally secured to the end of justably arranged so as to have a slidinglateral the harp in immediate proximity to the spiral movement in the knuckle and pin to allow the spring opening and closing of the door, as will be The lever 2 projects upwardly through a suitable orifice in the frame on for a considerable distance above the platform and adjacent to the trap, having a suitable handle 2 at its upper end.

3 is a pulley secured to the under side of the step 0 adjacent to the rod q.

a is a pulley secured to the under side of the frame on, substantially in alinement with the said step 0.

5 is a chain securely attached to the bar 39 close to the rod q and passing through the pulleys 3 and 4 and secured to the pull or rod 6.

The rod 6 slides in the pulley '7, attached to the under sideof the frame, and an eye 8, also attached to the under side of the frame, and is provided with a handle 9.

Having described the various parts in detail, I shall now more particularly explain the utility and operation thereof. In the ordinary trap and vestibule-door, the trap and door are not connected, though frequently the trap may be hinged to the platform or carbody. This trap when put in position between the top step and the door completely blocks the latter, keeping it fast closed until the said trap is entirely removed. In this arrangement the trap has to be lifted before the door can be opened at all, making it very awkward in even opening the door from the inside and entirely impossible to open it from the outside. Many accidents have happened by a door being thus barred from the inside and causing a passenger or trainman to hold to the steps after the train is in motion. This invention obviates all such difficulties, as the trap is split diagonally, and having supports arranged therearound is just as secure as the trap in one piece, and yet from being attached to the door and the wallfolds up neatly between the said door and the said wallevery time the former is opened and immediately on the closing will naturally fallinto position.

In order to start the door open, it is necessary to lift the trap slightly, and this is done by pressing the lever 2, which will in turn tip the bar 1) and then force up the rod (1 against the bottom of the trap immediately beside the step. The door may then be opened with ease, as all that is necessary is to pull it inwardly and the trap folds up, as explained in the foregoing. It is preferable in this construction to do away with the ordinary latch on the door, though in some cases it may be deemed advisable to have the latch; but where such latch is not provided the door immediately on the forcing down of the lever 2 will open, whereas if there is a latch naturally the door-handle must be turned coincidently.

The means provided for opening the door from the outside is in the rod 6 and the chain 5, which operates the bar 2) in a precisely similar fashion as does the lever s.

- The adjustable arrangement of the hinge attaching the section 9 to the door provides for a lateral movement in relation to the door. This is essential, as the swinging of the door on its hinges makes it assume a different position in relation to the trap, which must accommodate itself to each change of position of the door when opening or closing.

I Vhat I claim as my invention is 1. In a vestibule-car door and trap, the combination with the car body, vestibule and plat form, of a folding trap formed of two sections attached to the vestibule-door and the wall of the car-body, respectively, and means for lifting said trap, as and for the purpose specified.

2. In a vestibule-car door and trap, the com bination with the car body, vestibule and platform, of a folding trap formed of two sections diagonally split and hinged together at their oblique sides, having one section hinged to the car-body, and the other adjustably hinged to the vestibule-door, means for lifting said trap located therebeneath, and means for operating said lifting mechanism, as and for the purpose specified.

3. In a vestibule-car door and trap, the combination with the car body, vestibule and platform, of a folding trap formed of two sections diagonally split and hinged together at their oblique sides, having one section hinged to the car-body, and the other adjustably hinged to the vestibule-door, a rod longitudinally slotted and having a roller journaled at its upper end, a pin secured beneath the top step and extending through said rod, and means attached to the lower end of said rod for imparting to the same an upward movement, as and for the purpose specified.

4. In a vestibule-car door and trap, the combination with the car body, vestibule and platform, of a folding trap formed of two sections diagonally split and hinged together at their oblique sides, having one section hinged to the car-body, and the other adjustably hinged to the vestibule-door, a pivoted bar located below the trap, an upwardly-projecting rod extending in suitable guides into proximity to the under side of said trap, and pivotally secured to the end of said bar, and means for tipping said pivoted bar, as and for the purpose specified.

5. In a vestibule-car door and trap, the combination with the car body, vestibule and platform, of a folding trap formed of two sections diagonally split and hinged together at their oblique sides, having one section hinged to the car-body, and the other adjustably hinged to the vestibule-door, a pivoted bar located below the trap and spring-held to the platform-frame at one end, an upwardly-projecting rod pivotally secured to the other end of said bar, having a shoulder intermediate of its length, a roller journaled at its upper end and a longitudinal slot therethrough, a plate or support secured beneath the top step, a pin having a removable head and extending from said plate through the aforesaid rod, and means for tipping said pivoted bar, as and for the purpose specified.

6. In a vestibule-car door and trap, the combination with the car body, vestibule and platform, of a folding trap formed of two sections diagonally split and hinged together at their oblique sides, having one section hinged to the car body, and the other adjustably hinged to the vestibule-door, a bracket projecting from the under side of a step, a bar centrally pivoted on said bracket and springheld at one end, a rod projecting upwardly and suitably guided through the step into proximity with the under side of the trap, and a lever pivotally secured to the spring-held end of said bar and extending upwardly through the platform, as and for the purpose specified.

7. In a vestibule-car door and trap, the combination with the car body, vestibule and platform, of a folding trap formed of two sections diagonally split and hinged together at their oblique sides, having one section hinged to the car body, and the other adjustably hinged to the vestibule-door, a bracket projecting from the under side of a step, a bar centrally pivoted thereon and spring-held at one end, a rod pivotally secured to the other end and projecting upwardly in suitable guides to the under side of said trap, a chain secured to the bar in proximity to the upwardly-projecting rod and extending through suitable pulleys arranged on the under side of the steps and the platform-frame, a pull or rod secured to the said chain and extending through a pulley and eye to the edge of the platform-frame, as and for the purpose specified.

8. In a device of the class described, in com bination, a vestibule-car "door suitably hinged to the car-body and openinginwardly, a plat form and steps leading therefrom having a downwardly-projecting bracket from one of said steps and a suitable opening therethrough, a folding trap formed of two sections diagonally split, having one section adjustably hinged to the door, and the other hinged to the car-body and suitably connected one to the other, a tilting mechanism secured on the aforesaid bracket, and a projecting rod through the aforesaid opening in the step and operated by said tilting mechanism, as and for the purpose specified.

9. In a device of the class described, a "estibule-car door suitably hinged to the ear-body and opening inwardly, a platform and steps leading therefrom, a folding trap formed of two sections diagonally split and suitably connected at their oblique sides, and having one section adjustably attached to the door and the other hinged to the end wall of the car-body, and means independent of the trap for raising it, as and for the purpose specified.

Signed at Montreal, in the district of Montreal, in the Province of Quebec, Canada, this 26th day of April, 1904.

JOSEPH FlLION. l/Vitnesses:

J. E. L. BLAOKMORE, R. T. TROTTER. 

